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you can see them on the radar moving this way. the bad stuff still far out. you may still find slick roads out there. >>> tom kierein on the storm 4 weather deck. tom, any rain drops falling here? >> we've had a few sprinkles in the last couple of hours in the metro area after overnight showers have left the pavement wet throughout much of the area. now out here on the storm team 4 weather deck, we're getting gusts of wind here up to 20, 25 miles an hour. all of this coming in advance of this strong front that's heading our way. those areas in yellow, that's why it's raining pretty hard around the mountains. locally, just sprinkles around the metro area. another area of light rain. now just north of the metro area into loudoun county, panhandle of west virginia. here's some rain beginning to move into the shenandoah valley. it's right near lorraine about to come into culpeper and warrenton in the next half hour. that area of steadier rain is going to be arriving in the metro area. that's going to be arriving at noontime. later in the afternoon around 4:00 p.m
you can see them on the radar moving this way. the bad stuff still far out. you may still find slick roads out there. >>> tom kierein on the storm 4 weather deck. tom, any rain drops falling here? >> we've had a few sprinkles in the last couple of hours in the metro area after overnight showers have left the pavement wet throughout much of the area. now out here on the storm team 4 weather deck, we're getting gusts of wind here up to 20, 25 miles an hour. all of this coming in...
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metro admits it was a bad morning and promised to find the source. the medical examiner is now helping police figure out what kind of remains were in a bag near vre station yesterday. someone made the gruesome discovery near the manassas park station during the evening commute. it halted service south of the burke station. megan, how are things looking this morning? >> reporter: the good news for vre riders, things are looking very good this morning. trains are running on schedule. we've seen several trains go through the station. no problems to report. that was not the case last night after a very grizzly discovery was made in the height of the rush hour. police called vre to let them know that someone had found a black plastic bag with remains in it near the tracks by the manassas park station. a vre spokesperson says that the police told them that at first glance, those remains in the bag appeared to be human. however, that's got to be confirmed by the medical examiner and tests are being performed at this point. that became a police investigation
metro admits it was a bad morning and promised to find the source. the medical examiner is now helping police figure out what kind of remains were in a bag near vre station yesterday. someone made the gruesome discovery near the manassas park station during the evening commute. it halted service south of the burke station. megan, how are things looking this morning? >> reporter: the good news for vre riders, things are looking very good this morning. trains are running on schedule. we've...
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on the roads, the lanes are open. the pace is not too bad. we slow south of 109 headed out to the truck scale and then the pace improves and slows again approaching 118 in germantown. here we are live eastbound 66 heavy volume merging in. 95 northbound throwing across the occoquan and 395 here at duke picking up the usual suspects headed out towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> a heads up for drivers in northern virginiaen a new ramp and fly overbridge will open tomorrow directly kenting the del less access highway and the beltway. the hope is it will improve safety and convenience for drivers going to dulles airport an anybody using the toll road. it is also meant to ease congestion. >>> d.c. water is still trying to figure out why the bloomingdale neighborhood is experiencing flooding after massive storms. they are exploring the 90,000 square feet of tunnels looking for the reason for the flooding. cyst we have an update on an animal ask in fairfax county. officials say a rabid nutr. a bit and
on the roads, the lanes are open. the pace is not too bad. we slow south of 109 headed out to the truck scale and then the pace improves and slows again approaching 118 in germantown. here we are live eastbound 66 heavy volume merging in. 95 northbound throwing across the occoquan and 395 here at duke picking up the usual suspects headed out towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> a heads up for drivers in northern virginiaen a new ramp and...
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>> look, we've been bad the last decade. hell, we've been bad the last 20 years. only made the playoffs three times. they've been worse. in the last five years, they've won 15 games. we struggled against them in years past as we tend to play down to the competition. in fact, they've won three of the last five against us. >> which is sad i sad. >> overthe last seven years. i think it is a different team when you have rg iii at quarterback. >> didn't they win a super bowl in the last 20 years? i don't think the redskin have done that. >> a good point. >> it is a new era but there will be ups and downs. even the most optimistic redskin fans and the most optimistic robert griffin iii fan knows there ill will be up asen and downs. a left things expected great things out of the chicago bears. sfs the same old bears in green bay. i think it will be difficult for the redskins to carry this over. at a on toss-up game in my mind. are they going to get almost 200 yards after the catch this week. >> we all agree about this game, as you
>> look, we've been bad the last decade. hell, we've been bad the last 20 years. only made the playoffs three times. they've been worse. in the last five years, they've won 15 games. we struggled against them in years past as we tend to play down to the competition. in fact, they've won three of the last five against us. >> which is sad i sad. >> overthe last seven years. i think it is a different team when you have rg iii at quarterback. >> didn't they win a super bowl...
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the bad news is it will be cloudy with a chance of showers and storms throughout the day. >> in the words of frank sinatra, that's life. >> unfortunately, it is. there you go. words of wisdom. >> we have to revisit that. >> i like it what you said that last time. >> here is the good news. it feels like it will rain at any minute but it could. we are dealing with just cloud cover to start your day. a little fog in spots. not much rain out there at the moment. we'll seat rain chances enhance here later today and the possible of some thunderstorms as well. temperature right now, 76 degrees. our dew point temperature is running in the low 70s. that is a combination for lots of up comfortable air and it will continue to be very warm and humid out there later this afternoon. 72 in new york. look at boston. you get up into new england, boston, 60 degrees right now. here is your forecast for today. lots of clouds. we'll go 83 for your daytime high with scattered showers and storms back in the forecast. if you are going to the nationals game being be ready for some rain showers. they could pop up
the bad news is it will be cloudy with a chance of showers and storms throughout the day. >> in the words of frank sinatra, that's life. >> unfortunately, it is. there you go. words of wisdom. >> we have to revisit that. >> i like it what you said that last time. >> here is the good news. it feels like it will rain at any minute but it could. we are dealing with just cloud cover to start your day. a little fog in spots. not much rain out there at the moment. we'll...
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that's where you're heavy on the bra brakes. you can see those headlights not bad. your volume is increasing. but it's a clear trip for you as you make your way to the beltway. >>> as on as you step out the door, a chilly change. the temperatures plunged to the 40s. tom kierein now with a look at your forecast. tom, good morning. >> yeah. in fact, it's the coldest morning we have had since way last may. it's been four months. we're not used to this. you need to layer up, dig into your closet and find a sweater
that's where you're heavy on the bra brakes. you can see those headlights not bad. your volume is increasing. but it's a clear trip for you as you make your way to the beltway. >>> as on as you step out the door, a chilly change. the temperatures plunged to the 40s. tom kierein now with a look at your forecast. tom, good morning. >> yeah. in fact, it's the coldest morning we have had since way last may. it's been four months. we're not used to this. you need to layer up, dig into...
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the weekend, not too bad. danella? >> following breaking news on metro, if you're traveling on the red line heading to bethesda, be prepared to take the stairs. all your entrance escalators are downright now, second time this week. just be aware of that. hopefully they'll be restored soon. another look at chopper 4 over westbound university boulevard, approaching dennis avenue. still seeing two of your right lanes blocked. you are able to get by. slowly, though. to the left. back over the you. >> thanks so much. >>> 6:12 is our time now. why american soldiers around the world are being told to put their duties on hold today. >> police acting on the tip of a dying man. the clue to an american mystery that could be found underneath this driveway. >>> next, chilling >>> caught on tape by syrian state television, this terrifying blast shows two deadly explosions about ten minutes apart in damascus. those blasts from the suicide bombers were reportedly aimed at the military command center. nbc news cannot verify the authent
the weekend, not too bad. danella? >> following breaking news on metro, if you're traveling on the red line heading to bethesda, be prepared to take the stairs. all your entrance escalators are downright now, second time this week. just be aware of that. hopefully they'll be restored soon. another look at chopper 4 over westbound university boulevard, approaching dennis avenue. still seeing two of your right lanes blocked. you are able to get by. slowly, though. to the left. back over the...
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for today, not a bad way to get your day started. off to a great start, in the 50s this morning. near 75 by noontime, near 82 for a high temperature this afternoon. there's the all important seven day forecast. the only real thing to worry about is your saturday storm chance. rest of it looks great. danella, over to you? >>> checking on a couple of accidents. first let's start in the district. if you're traveling in northwest 24th street at calvert street, still seeing report of an accident in that area. now into virginia. northbound route 1 at arlington drive, crash blocks two of your right lanes. let's talk about delays on i-95, it's sluggish, usual delays. from dale city, sluggish to newington, not jammed. here you're hitting the brakes. 26 miles per hour from prince william parkway making your way to the beltway, that drive is going to take you 21 minutes. >>> 6:53. today the space shuttle "endeavour" will finally arrive in los angeles. the shuttle will take off this morning from edwards air force base in california. it's strapped to a boeing 747. it began its cross country t
for today, not a bad way to get your day started. off to a great start, in the 50s this morning. near 75 by noontime, near 82 for a high temperature this afternoon. there's the all important seven day forecast. the only real thing to worry about is your saturday storm chance. rest of it looks great. danella, over to you? >>> checking on a couple of accidents. first let's start in the district. if you're traveling in northwest 24th street at calvert street, still seeing report of an...
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they were able to bypass the main. it's not too bad. i guess it's the best case scenario, you could say. >> tony, thank you. >>> we also could learn what you'll have to pay if you want to use the popular car service uber. the d.c. taxicab commission is expected to vote on proposed regulations for sedan car services. cabbies in the district want stricter regulations for uber, which lets customers reserve sedans and pay through an iphone app. cap companies fear uber and other consider services could put them out of business unless they have to charge more for customers. >>> today the d.c. council will take up an emergency funding bill to upgrade and maintain the city's parking meters. the city needs $3 million more than expected to make im. pros. they include connecting 6,000 spaces to a central network so communications officials can know when they're empty. and they need money to pay for credit card processing. it will come from $6 million in extra revenue from parking meters this year. >>> school officials in a rhode island community a
they were able to bypass the main. it's not too bad. i guess it's the best case scenario, you could say. >> tony, thank you. >>> we also could learn what you'll have to pay if you want to use the popular car service uber. the d.c. taxicab commission is expected to vote on proposed regulations for sedan car services. cabbies in the district want stricter regulations for uber, which lets customers reserve sedans and pay through an iphone app. cap companies fear uber and other...
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see the picture behind us, also pretty awesome. not quite that good, but not bad to look at. a sign of things to come in terms of warming up, veronica? >> a nice glow behind you. we've got a mostly clear sky this morning. twilight sunrise this morning, 6:59. it's going to be a fantastic day today. at the end of the week, we're talking about rain showers. bus stop this morning, 48 to 55 degrees. mostly clear. chilly conditions, though, a little bit of a bundle up kind of morning. that's for sure. sykesville, maryland. arlington, virginia, at 54. fredericksburg, virginia, at 47 degrees right now. as far as today goes, high pressure still with us. it's going to start moving eastward, and we're going to start watching a weather front up to the north make its way down and get a little closer. for today, sunshine early and then a few clouds late. we'll be turning over to a partly sunny sky. here a stop it at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can see the little globs of green. that's a chance for sprinkles around our area early tomorrow morning. probably after midnight. and then a cha
see the picture behind us, also pretty awesome. not quite that good, but not bad to look at. a sign of things to come in terms of warming up, veronica? >> a nice glow behind you. we've got a mostly clear sky this morning. twilight sunrise this morning, 6:59. it's going to be a fantastic day today. at the end of the week, we're talking about rain showers. bus stop this morning, 48 to 55 degrees. mostly clear. chilly conditions, though, a little bit of a bundle up kind of morning. that's...
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ahead, the airline being sued over a drimpg. >>> also setting a really bad example. the kids who caught their school bus driver red handed. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. e. pnc bank. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. investigators now know what caused a plane to go down
ahead, the airline being sued over a drimpg. >>> also setting a really bad example. the kids who caught their school bus driver red handed. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the...
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we'll assess both good cholesterol and bad cholesterol and maybe explain to people the difference so they can better understand that. >> i big part of this is knowledge is power, right? >> absolutely. >> just letting people know what they need to know. >> absolutely. the more people understand about these risk factors, the stronger they can prevent and maintain their health. >> reporter: how did this whole thing come up. to get a name like dr. oz to come. i'm sure every medical school would like him to come. you have him here. >> this is the high point of our year to get him to come and this actually helps us reach more people and to get the word out in term of preventive health maintenance. >> every doctor makes a difference if their patients' lives. for these doctors to see someone like dr. oz be able to get the message out so massively, that has to be a good inspiration for them. >> we've had them go to haiti and do services there and we find that it is just a great inspiration for young people in training to get out and make a difference early on. >> for the people -- everyone th
we'll assess both good cholesterol and bad cholesterol and maybe explain to people the difference so they can better understand that. >> i big part of this is knowledge is power, right? >> absolutely. >> just letting people know what they need to know. >> absolutely. the more people understand about these risk factors, the stronger they can prevent and maintain their health. >> reporter: how did this whole thing come up. to get a name like dr. oz to come. i'm sure...
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that will be closer into the weekend. in the meantime, not all bad. here is a look at national satellite-radar come boss yoit for you. you can see a little bit of activity to the northwest and some of this pushing its way through into areas to the western portion of the country. other than that, look at the rest of the country. there is really nothing going on. we've got a nice solid ridge of high pressure and that is dominating our weather pattern. so thins are calm and a lot drier compared to how they were on saturday. >> here is a look at our current temperatures right now. a refreshing start to your morning. 61degrees at reagan national airport. we've got 59 at baltimore. 55degrees to the north at hagerstown. cumberland at 50 degrees. we've got 56 degrees at dulles and 61 at d.c. here is a look at national temperatures. we had that strong cold front move flu on saturday and it ushered in a lot of cooler air. we are talking about joust how cool it is here this morning. look at some of these temperatures. we've got some 40s on our map. the south sti
that will be closer into the weekend. in the meantime, not all bad. here is a look at national satellite-radar come boss yoit for you. you can see a little bit of activity to the northwest and some of this pushing its way through into areas to the western portion of the country. other than that, look at the rest of the country. there is really nothing going on. we've got a nice solid ridge of high pressure and that is dominating our weather pattern. so thins are calm and a lot drier compared to...
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she holds the record for the longest space flight by a woman. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour's" final trip this morning is on hold this morning because of bad weather. the space shuttle was supposed to travel from florida to california, but the weather forced the mission to be pushed back a day. "endeavour" will be strapped to a 747 and will make a few stops in texas. it will eventually go on display at the california space center. >>> halliburton is offering a reward for anyone that can find a radioactive cylinder the company lost. they lost track of the device while transporting it this week. the seven-inch cylinder contains radioactive materials. the texas health department says there is no extreme danger, but it's still a good idea for people not to get too close. want to find that one. >>> one family is being called heroes, the whole family, for saving eight children from drowning in an oregon lake. the gibson family was having their family reunion at a nearby lake. some kids were playing in the water when they went under. another family was close by, they jumped into the water,
she holds the record for the longest space flight by a woman. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour's" final trip this morning is on hold this morning because of bad weather. the space shuttle was supposed to travel from florida to california, but the weather forced the mission to be pushed back a day. "endeavour" will be strapped to a 747 and will make a few stops in texas. it will eventually go on display at the california space center. >>> halliburton is...
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still not bad. that is close to where it should be. and then as we get into the weekend, there could be a few showers around here late in the weekend by sunday and monday. but certainly wouldn't cancel any plans based on that and lots of outdoor activities, high school football games, that kind of thing, should be a great weekend for it coming up. >> be in all that sunshine. >> that is the best part of it. >> tony perkins. >> good morning. hello, tawshz. >> good morning. >> welcome back. >> thank you. >> we missed you. now that tucker is here, you know whats time for. -- hello tucker barnes. >> you know what it is time for. >> was it ask tony and gwen yesterday? >> no, we called it tony and tucker. >> was it the same? >> of course not, you are different people. >> okay. >> the segment is named after you tucker. >> it does have your name on it. >> here we go. >> welcome back. >> this is the segment where tucker and i put our heads togo answer your most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise. because it is your first day back,
still not bad. that is close to where it should be. and then as we get into the weekend, there could be a few showers around here late in the weekend by sunday and monday. but certainly wouldn't cancel any plans based on that and lots of outdoor activities, high school football games, that kind of thing, should be a great weekend for it coming up. >> be in all that sunshine. >> that is the best part of it. >> tony perkins. >> good morning. hello, tawshz. >> good...
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the money would help fund metro's new silver line. there will be two more public hearings next week. >>> making headline this morning, what a new study says about bad sleeping habits and a potential link to alzheimer's disease. >> first, a sweeping move in afghanistan to keep u.s. service members safe following dozens of deadly attacks. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> making headlines, hundreds of afghan national army soldiers have been detained or discharged in response for a wave of deadly taxes on u.s. and nato forces. this year, 45 sopers have been killed in green on blue attacks. >>> it is a disturbing story and this morning, police have made two arrests. you may remember this photo released a few week ago. homeland security official say this woman was in a video in which she allegedly sexually abused two young girls. at the time, she was identified only as jane doe. yesterday, fed value investigators arrested 40-year- old michelle freeman and her husband 39-year-old michael freeman and they s
the money would help fund metro's new silver line. there will be two more public hearings next week. >>> making headline this morning, what a new study says about bad sleeping habits and a potential link to alzheimer's disease. >> first, a sweeping move in afghanistan to keep u.s. service members safe following dozens of deadly attacks. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> making headlines, hundreds of afghan national army soldiers have...